It's not actually Thursday, but here's a throwback...
The photos were taken at a conference in Victoria BC. When I was paging through the album - one of several I sorted through this morning at the guild room - I thought it was an ANWG conference, but now I'm thinking it was Victoria guild's 50th celebration or something. If anyone remembers, it would be fun to put a date to the photo.
Anyway, sometime in the 80's near as I can recall. After all, I was obviously much younger, thinner and...a brunette...which I haven't been for a very long time.
The garments were woven from Treenway's silk, 2/60. The butterfly jacket also had turquoise mylar as weft. The dress had mylar in one inch stripes. The top also had some mylar in it. Not a lot, mostly just on the edge of the cloth that became the neck/shoulder part.
I sewed all the garments myself. I'm not a great seamstress, though and it's not my favourite thing to be doing. I'd much rather be weaving! The dress was a bit of a challenge because I sewed one inch pleats for the bodice which then opened up into the skirt. The dry cleaning bill about killed the household budget every time I wore it. Now it doesn't fit anymore, so it languishes in the back of my closet. One of these days I will recycle it - or give it to someone else to recyle. It's mostly silk, after all.
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The photos were taken at a conference in Victoria BC. When I was paging through the album - one of several I sorted through this morning at the guild room - I thought it was an ANWG conference, but now I'm thinking it was Victoria guild's 50th celebration or something. If anyone remembers, it would be fun to put a date to the photo.
Anyway, sometime in the 80's near as I can recall. After all, I was obviously much younger, thinner and...a brunette...which I haven't been for a very long time.
The garments were woven from Treenway's silk, 2/60. The butterfly jacket also had turquoise mylar as weft. The dress had mylar in one inch stripes. The top also had some mylar in it. Not a lot, mostly just on the edge of the cloth that became the neck/shoulder part.
I sewed all the garments myself. I'm not a great seamstress, though and it's not my favourite thing to be doing. I'd much rather be weaving! The dress was a bit of a challenge because I sewed one inch pleats for the bodice which then opened up into the skirt. The dry cleaning bill about killed the household budget every time I wore it. Now it doesn't fit anymore, so it languishes in the back of my closet. One of these days I will recycle it - or give it to someone else to recyle. It's mostly silk, after all.
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